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Gabby Salinas — 2020 Tennessee House, District 97 campaign

Tennessee House, District 97 Democratic

2020 Tennessee House, District 97

Final This campaign’s election cycle is closed — no further reports for it are due, so these totals are settled rather than mid-race. They cover every filing we hold for the campaign; if the source archive later adds one, we load it. Full definition → · 8 filings · Mid-Year 2019–Q4 2020

Ended With What was left in the campaign’s account when its reporting closed — the ending balance on its final report for this race. It is a leftover, not a war chest: money still to be spent, refunded, given away, or carried into the next campaign. Full definition →
$4,031
as of the Q4 report
→ carried into 2022 TN House 96
Why this number?
Raised (cash) Cash and cash-like receipts the campaign took in: contributions, the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. Donated goods and services are not cash; they appear separately as In-Kind Received. Bookkeeping entries such as a carried balance, accounting adjustment, or refund also stay only in the filing’s own totals. Full definition →
$175,535
includes $19,738 in small gifts the filer reported as a lump sum
Why this number?
In-Kind Received Goods or services donated to the campaign instead of cash — say, free printing or donated consulting — reported at fair-market value. Counted toward the same $200 disclosure threshold as cash gifts. Full definition →
$11,776
goods or services
Total Spent
$186,471
Why this number?
Spent of Cash Raised How much of the cash this campaign took in it went on to spend, measured now that its reporting has closed. Above 100% means it spent more than it raised for this race, drawing on money it already had when the cycle opened. Full definition →
106.2%
$186,471 spent of $175,535 raised (cash) · opened with $12,448
Donors
354
total donors; qualifying names are listed below
Self-Funded
0.1%
$100 of $187,311 raised, including in-kind · self-contributions
Out-of-State
23%
$42,615 from outside TN
Why this number?

Cash on hand is the amount reported on the filing listed below.

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The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).

Reported on this filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $4,031 filing-stated

Raised (cash) adds together the amounts listed below.

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Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts. Excludes the value of donated goods & services, shown separately as In-Kind Received.

Inputs behind Raised (cash)
Itemized contributions from others $155,696
Candidate's own contributions $100
Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $19,738
Raised (cash) $175,535
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $9,888 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,313 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $575 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2020 Amendment $33,768 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $30,991 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $2,777 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 Amendment $65,824 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $59,059 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $6,765 filing-stated
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Amendment $10,653 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $9,595 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,058 filing-stated
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  • Q2 2020 Amendment $20,090 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $16,715 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,375 filing-stated
  • Q1 2020 Initial $12,142 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $10,185 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $1,957 filing-stated
  • Year-End 2019 Amendment $23,169 mixed
    • Itemized contributions from others $19,838 derived
    • Candidate's own contributions $100 derived
    • Unitemized contributions (filer-stated lump sum) $3,231 filing-stated

Total spent adds together the amounts listed below.

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Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.

Inputs behind Total spent
Itemized expenditures $186,001
Stated spending not itemized (credited) $469
Total spent $186,471
From each filing:
  • Q4 2020 Initial $38,147 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $37,936 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $211 filing-stated
  • Pre-General 2020 Amendment $67,125 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $66,907 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $218 filing-stated
  • Q3 2020 Amendment $35,384 derived
  • Pre-Primary 2020 Amendment $21,656 mixed
    • Itemized expenditures $21,616 derived
    • Stated spending not itemized (credited) $40 filing-stated
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Out-of-state share compares itemized money from outside tennessee with raised incl. in-kind.

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Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $42,615 ÷ Raised incl. in-kind: $187,311
Inputs behind Out-of-state share
From outside Tennessee $42,615
Source filings:
Raised incl. in-kind
$187,311
Spent
$186,471

Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →

The candidate’s own money made up 0.1% of the campaign’s funds — individuals gave 65%, organizations and PACs 29%, with 6% from other sources.

Candidate’s own money $100 · 0.1% Individuals $121K · 65% Organizations & PACs $54K · 29% Other sources $12K · 6%
Why this number?

Share from the candidate compares from the candidate's own money with everything the campaign raised.

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Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), individuals, organizations and PACs, and everything else — loans other than the candidate's, in-kind contributions, and (for federal filers) committee transfers and other receipts. Unitemized small donations count as individual money. The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is the candidate divided by the total.

From the candidate's own money: $100 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $187,311
Inputs behind Share from the candidate
Candidate's own money (incl. self-loans) $100
From individuals $121,460
From organizations and PACs $53,975
In-kind contributions (goods & services) $11,776
Source filings:

Gift size Each individual donor’s total giving to this campaign this cycle. Organizations, PACs, and the candidate’s own money are excluded (this is about people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. A donor named on the page can still sit in a small bucket — these are cycle totals, not “unnamed donors.” Full definition →

$325average gift
$150median gift
313individual donors
Share of donors Share of dollars
Under $50
4%
0.3%
$50–200
50%
16%
$200–1K
38%
42%
$1K–5K
8%
42%
$5K+
0%
0%
Why this number?

Average gift per individual donor compares total from individual donors with individual donors.

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Every individual donor's total contributions to this campaign, divided by the number of individual donors. Organizations and PACs are excluded (this measures people); a donor who gave under several name spellings is counted once. The median and the gift-size buckets are computed over the same individual-donor totals. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Total from individual donors: $101,721 ÷ Individual donors: 313
Inputs behind Average gift per individual donor
Total from individual donors $101,721
Median gift $150
Individual donors 313
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Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →

73% of located dollars came from within Tennessee (27% from out of state).

Tennessee $113,081 Out of state $42,615
  • Memphis $52K33%
  • Nashville $38K24%
  • Washington, DC $10K7%
  • Germantown $6K4%
  • Saint Louis, MO $5K3%
  • Elsewhere in Tennessee $18K
  • Other out-of-state $28K
Why this number?

Out-of-state share of located dollars compares itemized money from outside tennessee with itemized money with a known state.

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Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it OR it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into elsewhere-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).

Itemized money from outside Tennessee: $42,615 ÷ Itemized money with a known state: $155,696
Inputs behind Out-of-state share of located dollars
From outside Tennessee $42,615
Source filings:

Contributions & Spending Over Time

Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Jan 2019 – Dec 2020. Peak $48,004 in Sep 2020. Spending peaked at $81,467 in Oct 2020.

Cash contributions Spent

Contributions

The donor total above includes everyone who gave. This table names donors whose cumulative giving reached $200. Smaller donors contributed $16,373 total; their names are not disclosed here.

Named donor list 439 donations

Campaign contributions consolidated by donor, ranked by net amount
Donor Donations Net
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu 2 $6,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party 3 $5,000.00
Future901 PAC Includes In-Kind 5 $4,400.78
Tony Thomas 3 $3,200.00
Joyce Aboussie 2 $3,200.00
Marlo Thomas 3 $3,200.00
Cwa Cope PCC PAC 1 $3,000.00
D R I V E Dc PAC 1 $3,000.00
Kathleen Farris In-Kind 4 $3,000.00
David Perry 31 $2,850.00

Expenditures

87 vendors 255 payments

Campaign payments consolidated by vendor, ranked by total
Vendor Payments Total Share
Diamond Printing 24 $57,289.34 31%
Carter Malone Group 3 $31,288.00 17%
Counterpoint Messaging 7 $26,825.00 14%
Ford, Leah 15 $11,183.75 6%
Toskr Getthru 14 $10,452.47 6%
The Blue Deal, LLC 2 $6,711.90 4%
St. Ann Catholic School 4 $6,000.00 3%
Threei Creative Communications 6 $5,125.00 3%
Act Blue Technical Services 26 $4,007.58 2%
Nuevo Ambiente Radio 1 $3,710.00 2%

Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Gabby Salinas’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.

  • Advertising & media $56,610 30%
  • Printing & mail $51,272 28%
  • Consulting & professional services $30,110 16%
  • Field & voter contact $21,725 12%
  • Contributions & donations $8,675 5%
  • Office & operations $8,270 4%
  • Other $7,363 4%
  • Fundraising & events $1,976 1%

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2020 $32,288.94 $4,030.63 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Amended $65,645.31 $32,288.94 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Amended $32,686.67 $65,645.31 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended $43,690.00 $32,686.67 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Amended $31,101.47 $43,690.00 Source ↗
Q1 2020 $30,481.09 $31,101.47 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Amended $12,152.72 $30,481.09 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Amended $12,447.68 $12,152.72 Source ↗